Draw them at the gills, wash them clean and dry them in a cloth then
lay them in a dish at length & pour vinegar all over them then strow
salt over them (not to much) let them stand in that pickle an hour or 2
then take water enough to make a pickle to cover them and put into it a
reasonable quantity of ginger, pepper cloves and mace, with a bundle of
sweet herbs let it boyle half an hour then put in your fish vinegar &
salt altogether so let it boyle till tis enough, if the pickle be not
sharpe enough add more vinegar, and make it to your taste as soon as
tis ready take out the fish & when the pickle is cold pour it on them,
this way will make them eat good and firme and look very well when they
are in season.